SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean individual investors’ net purchases of overseas stocks reached a new high for a half-month period in November, driven by their aggressive investment patterns, officials said Sunday. Local investors bought a net US$3.63 billion worth of foreign stocks in the first 14 days of this month, more than [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of South Koreans in their 40s and 50s are turning to individual Treasury bonds as a preferred tool for retirement planning, according to new data from Mirae Asset Securities, the sole distributor of the instruments. Figures show that 39.3 percent of investors in such bonds over [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s stock market has soared for six consecutive trading days following the inauguration of President Lee Jae-myung, but retail investors who bet against the rally are now grappling with mounting losses. The benchmark KOSPI index closed above the 2,920 mark on Thursday, up 8.19% since June 4—Lee’s first [...]
SEOUL, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean brokerage stocks are soaring on renewed optimism over the new administration’s stock market revitalization agenda, fueling a dramatic uptick in leveraged retail investing. But analysts warn that selective, fundamentals-based investment is now essential as market differentiation is expected to intensify. According to data compiled by Yonhap Infomax, credit-based [...]
SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — In the first quarter of 2025, foreign investors significantly increased their holdings in South Korean semiconductor and defense stocks, led by SK Hynix, while retreating from shipbuilding and automotive shares, according to data from the Korea Exchange. From January to March 28, foreign investors were net sellers of 4.73 trillion [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Retail investors from South Korea, who tend to seek high returns by tolerating high volatility, have sold off shares of NASDAQ-listed tech companies, data showed Sunday. Domestic investors purchased smartphone behemoth Apple Inc.’s shares worth US$582.1 million during the period from January 1 to April 7, according to data [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s financial regulator said Wednesday it plans to introduce a mandatory takeover bid rule aimed at protecting retail investors in case of a corporate merger and acquisition (M&A). The rule obligates a takeover bidder to buy shares of its targeted business in the stock market, giving a chance [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of South Korean retail investors are buying Japanese stocks, which are showing stable movement on the back of the recent plunge in the yen’s value. According to the Korea Securities Depository, domestic investors net purchased US$9.46 million worth of Japanese shares during the period from August [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean retail investors’ bond purchases have surged this year as they seek safe-haven assets amid rising interest rates and a bearish stock market, data showed Wednesday. Local individual investors had bought a net 10.2 trillion won (US$7.6 billion) worth of bonds over the counter this year as of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean retail investors have sold shares in electric vehicle leader Tesla Inc., while making large purchases of shares in the China-based Tianqi Lithium Corp. over the past month, data showed Monday. Local individual investors net sold US$319.9 million worth of Tesla shares during the period from July 12 [...]